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Penguin Readers Level 1: The War of the Worlds (ELT Graded Reader)
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Penguin Readers Level 1: The War of the Worlds (ELT Graded Reader)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) H. G. Wells
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780241588840
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Classifications | Dewey:428.64 |
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Audience | ELT / TEFL | Children / Juvenile | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
2 February 2023 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The War of the Worlds, a Level 1 Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Short sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the past simple tense and some simple modals, adverbs and gerunds. Illustrations support the text throughout, and many titles at this level are graphic novels. The Martians are coming! They are burning houses and killing the people of Earth. How can the people stop them?
Author Biography
H.G. Wells was a professional writer and journalist who published more than a hundred books, including pioneering science fiction novels, histories, essays and programmes for world regeneration. He was a founding member of numerous movements including Liberty and PEN International - the world's oldest human rights organization - and his Rights of Man laid the groundwork for the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Wells' controversial and progressive views on equality and the shape of a truly developed nation remain directly relevant to our world today. He was, in Bertrand Russell's words, 'an important liberator of thought and action'.
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